The Cutting Room Is Where You Discover

The Comic Edge Of Ghostbusters Will Always Be The Same. It's Still Treating The Supernatural With A Totally Mundane Sensibility. In The World Of Ghostbusting, There Are Certain Givens. You're Always Going To Have Some New Invented Technology, Some Pseudo-science That Sounds Right Because We Drop Enough Familiar Terms From Physics And Engineering, And Pseudo-methodology, Something That People Will Think They May Have Read Something About Before.

The Trick With Sequels Is, You Have To Give People What They Liked Before, Yet Be Innovative Enough So They Don't Feel Like They're Seeing The Same Movie.

I Can't Imagine A Successful Comedy Movie Without A Successful Comedy Performance At The Heart Of It.

With Both Caddyshack And Vacation, It's Not Like The Subjects Were Serious Enough That They Engaged My Interest For Another Round. I Love The Characters, And The Actors Were Great, But I Didn't See The Need To Make Another Vacation Movie.

I've Tried To Stay Away From Mild Satire. I Want An Audience To Feel Something More Powerful For Their Ten Bucks. If They're Going To Spend Two Hours With Me, And Trust Me To Lead Them Around, I'd Like To Take Them Someplace Special.